[PDF] Architecture And Town Planning In Colonial North America eBook

Author : James D. Kornwolf
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 35,81 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780801859861

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Incorporating more than 3,000 illustrations, Kornwolf's work conveys the full range of the colonial encounter with the continent's geography, from the high forms of architecture through formal landscape design and town planning. From these pages emerge the fine arts of environmental design, an understanding of the political and economic events that helped to determine settlement in North America, an appreciation of the various architectural and landscape forms that the settlers created, and an awareness of the diversity of the continent's geography and its peoples. Considering the humblest buildings along with the mansions of the wealthy and powerful, public buildings, forts, and churches, Kornwolf captures the true dynamism and diversity of colonial communities - their rivalries and frictions, their outlooks and attitudes - as they extended their hold on the land.

Author : John William Reps
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 29,18 MB
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0691238243

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This comprehensive survey of urban growth in America has become a standard work in the field. From the early colonial period to the First World War, John Reps explores to what extent city planning has been rooted in the nation's tradition, showing the extent of European influence on early communities. Illustrated by over three hundred reproductions of maps, plans, and panoramic views, this book presents hundreds of American cities and the unique factors affecting their development.

Author : William J. Murtagh
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,74 MB
Release : 1997-01-29
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0812216377

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The industrial city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was originally settled in colonial times by Moravians from southeastern Germany. These religious utopians were noted for urban planning. In this large-format, richly illustrated volume, historian William Murtagh compares more than 20 Bethlehem landmarks with other Moravian communities for a fascinating glimpse into a part of America's past.

Author : Hoke P. Kimball
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 39,85 MB
Release : 2017-03-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 147662593X

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This comprehensive survey of British colonial governors' houses and buildings used as state houses or capitols in the North American colonies begins with the founding of the Virginia Colony and ends with American independence. In addition to the 13 colonies that became the United States in 1783, the study includes three colonies in present-day Florida and Canada--East Florida, West Florida and the Province of Quebec--obtained by Great Britain after the French and Indian War.